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USC loses fifth straight
Sports, page 20
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Weekend library time not enough
Viewpoint, page 4
Live music excites fan
Life / Arts, page 7
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Volume CXVI, Number 53
University of Southern California
Monday, November 18, 1991
Trojan Life Cuddlers provide love to newborns
By Paul Malcolm
Staff Writer
Lying in their cribs in the nursery at Queen of Angels Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, eyes shut tight, hands clenched in tiny fists, the burden of the city is already weighing on the small shoulders of the newborns.
Handling about 850 births a month, made up of overflow from Coun ty / USC Women's Hospital, the overworked nursing staff at Queen of Angels cannot give each newborn all the attention it needs.
To help deal with the overflow of newborns, Queen of Angels allows each newborn to room with its mother until it is ready to go home.
"This is the way we're handling the large amounts of babies, because we don't have a nursery for all of them," said Candy Moreno, assistant head nurse. "It's been around for the last five years or so."
Still, there are too many babies to watch. The mothers are often not fully recovered from labor, especially in the case of caesarian-section births.
That's where cuddlers come ip.
A welcome wagon of sorts to the world and to Los Angeles, cuddlers are community volunteers who help feed, change and cuddle the newborns, giving them the basic love and security they need the first few days after birth.
Last Thursday, 63 university students signed up to share the experience of being a cuddler and help out after an orientation meeting at Queen of Angels, said Gabriela Duran-Lopez the Queen of Angels volunteer program.
The students are part of Trojan Life Cuddlers, a student-run organization that connects volunteers with several dty hospitals including Queen of Angels, County / USC Medical Centei and the Speech and Language Therapy Center.
The students, who should begin working at Queen of Angels this week, received some advice from Vir-(See Cuddlers, page 3)
WEATHER
TODAY:
Partly cloudy, 50/69
TOMORROW:
Mostly sunny, 48/68
Edward Siegel / Daily Tro|an
Graffiti, above and below, stained the walls and buildings of UCLA after USC pranksters went on a spraying binge Friday night.
Six Trojans busted at UCLA
‘Malicious mischief’ felony charged
By Robert Moran and Oscar Villalon
Staff Writers
Six university students, including one student senator and the leader of the Trojan Squires service club, were arrested early Friday morning for spray-painting on the UCLA campus, police said.
Joaquin Madrigal, 19, a freshman recently elected to the Student Senate, and Maninder Dhillon, 19, a member of the
Trojan Squires, were among those arrested.
The students were seen by a UCLA employee spray-painting Trojan logos on campus buildings, said Lt. Al Brown of UCLA's University Police. They were arrested at 3:11 a.m. carrying "USC #1" stencils and spray-paint cans, Brown said.
At least 18 locations were stenciled with the logo, including the statue of the
Edward Siegel / Dally Trojan
Bruin mascot, Brown said. The students were each charged with malicious mischief, which is a felony. They were booked and then transported to the Sheriff's station in West Hollywood.
(See Vandalism, page 3)
Former student sues security
By Robert Moran
Staff Writer
A former student has filed a lawsuit against the university for an incident last year in which he was allegedly beaten by two officers after calling University Security to lock the door to a classroom where he had been teaching.
David Benson, 26, filed a lawsuit Oct. 29, exactly one year after the incident, naming security officers John Williams and Alex Parra. Benson also named officer Marc Cervanac in
his complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Benson is seeking at least $100,000 in general damages and an unspecified amount in punitive damages and medical costs.
According to the lawsuit, Benson was struck with a baton and kneed several times in the groin by security officers after he tried to get them to lock the door of his classroom.
Efrem Clark, Benson's attorney, said "Benson still has some prob-(See Benson, page 6)
‘Keystone fraternity bunglers’ nabbed
By Roy J. Chung
Assistant City Editor
Four pledges from the Sigma Nu fraternity were arrested in Malibu early Sunday morning while allegedly stealing street signs as part of a scavenger hunt, sheriffs department officials said.
Michael Houseman, 20, Gregory Seuss, 19, Christopher Jaurigue, 18, and Mark April, 18, were arrested on suspicion of burglary and grand theft and conspiracy to corfimit same, said Sgt. Tom Pitkin of the Malibu sheriff's station.
Each was held overnight and released Sunday on $20,000 bail.
"These would be the Keystone fraternity bun-
(See 'Bunglers', page 13)
Troy Week kicks off
Mami Chaplin / Dally Trojan
This Trojan is wrapped for protection.
Bitter USC-UCLA rivalry here again
By Arwen Adams
Assistant City Editor
It's that time of year again, when Tommy Trojan gets a new suit of armor, and students can be seen trailing small blue bears behind bicycles and backpacks.
Troy Week, also known as the "road to bruin ruin," kicks off today, a celebration of the 61-year-old rivalry between USC and UCLA.
Students can look forward to five days of rallies, concerts and special events as the festivities begin with a pep rally and procession down Trousdale Parkway today at noon.
Traditionally, the week before the USC-UCLA football game has been full of activities to fire up student spirit.
The largest rally will be held Thursday night from 7 to 8 p.m. The Trojan Marching Band, the Yell Leaders and the Song Girls will lead a parade down 28th Street toward campus, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The parade ends at Tommy Trojan, where the senior salute is held and a giant stuffed bruin is burned in effigy. This year, the concert following the rally will feature Andy Summers, former lead guitarist of the Police, and will begin at 8 p.m.
But this is only one of many items on a week-long agenda. On Tuesday, a Trojan Carnival will be held at 11 a.m. in Hahn Plaza in front of Bovard Auditorium.
(See Troy, page 13)
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USC loses fifth straight
Sports, page 20
*0*
Weekend library time not enough
Viewpoint, page 4
Live music excites fan
Life / Arts, page 7
on
C_J
trojan
Volume CXVI, Number 53
University of Southern California
Monday, November 18, 1991
Trojan Life Cuddlers provide love to newborns
By Paul Malcolm
Staff Writer
Lying in their cribs in the nursery at Queen of Angels Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, eyes shut tight, hands clenched in tiny fists, the burden of the city is already weighing on the small shoulders of the newborns.
Handling about 850 births a month, made up of overflow from Coun ty / USC Women's Hospital, the overworked nursing staff at Queen of Angels cannot give each newborn all the attention it needs.
To help deal with the overflow of newborns, Queen of Angels allows each newborn to room with its mother until it is ready to go home.
"This is the way we're handling the large amounts of babies, because we don't have a nursery for all of them," said Candy Moreno, assistant head nurse. "It's been around for the last five years or so."
Still, there are too many babies to watch. The mothers are often not fully recovered from labor, especially in the case of caesarian-section births.
That's where cuddlers come ip.
A welcome wagon of sorts to the world and to Los Angeles, cuddlers are community volunteers who help feed, change and cuddle the newborns, giving them the basic love and security they need the first few days after birth.
Last Thursday, 63 university students signed up to share the experience of being a cuddler and help out after an orientation meeting at Queen of Angels, said Gabriela Duran-Lopez the Queen of Angels volunteer program.
The students are part of Trojan Life Cuddlers, a student-run organization that connects volunteers with several dty hospitals including Queen of Angels, County / USC Medical Centei and the Speech and Language Therapy Center.
The students, who should begin working at Queen of Angels this week, received some advice from Vir-(See Cuddlers, page 3)
WEATHER
TODAY:
Partly cloudy, 50/69
TOMORROW:
Mostly sunny, 48/68
Edward Siegel / Daily Tro|an
Graffiti, above and below, stained the walls and buildings of UCLA after USC pranksters went on a spraying binge Friday night.
Six Trojans busted at UCLA
‘Malicious mischief’ felony charged
By Robert Moran and Oscar Villalon
Staff Writers
Six university students, including one student senator and the leader of the Trojan Squires service club, were arrested early Friday morning for spray-painting on the UCLA campus, police said.
Joaquin Madrigal, 19, a freshman recently elected to the Student Senate, and Maninder Dhillon, 19, a member of the
Trojan Squires, were among those arrested.
The students were seen by a UCLA employee spray-painting Trojan logos on campus buildings, said Lt. Al Brown of UCLA's University Police. They were arrested at 3:11 a.m. carrying "USC #1" stencils and spray-paint cans, Brown said.
At least 18 locations were stenciled with the logo, including the statue of the
Edward Siegel / Dally Trojan
Bruin mascot, Brown said. The students were each charged with malicious mischief, which is a felony. They were booked and then transported to the Sheriff's station in West Hollywood.
(See Vandalism, page 3)
Former student sues security
By Robert Moran
Staff Writer
A former student has filed a lawsuit against the university for an incident last year in which he was allegedly beaten by two officers after calling University Security to lock the door to a classroom where he had been teaching.
David Benson, 26, filed a lawsuit Oct. 29, exactly one year after the incident, naming security officers John Williams and Alex Parra. Benson also named officer Marc Cervanac in
his complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Benson is seeking at least $100,000 in general damages and an unspecified amount in punitive damages and medical costs.
According to the lawsuit, Benson was struck with a baton and kneed several times in the groin by security officers after he tried to get them to lock the door of his classroom.
Efrem Clark, Benson's attorney, said "Benson still has some prob-(See Benson, page 6)
‘Keystone fraternity bunglers’ nabbed
By Roy J. Chung
Assistant City Editor
Four pledges from the Sigma Nu fraternity were arrested in Malibu early Sunday morning while allegedly stealing street signs as part of a scavenger hunt, sheriffs department officials said.
Michael Houseman, 20, Gregory Seuss, 19, Christopher Jaurigue, 18, and Mark April, 18, were arrested on suspicion of burglary and grand theft and conspiracy to corfimit same, said Sgt. Tom Pitkin of the Malibu sheriff's station.
Each was held overnight and released Sunday on $20,000 bail.
"These would be the Keystone fraternity bun-
(See 'Bunglers', page 13)
Troy Week kicks off
Mami Chaplin / Dally Trojan
This Trojan is wrapped for protection.
Bitter USC-UCLA rivalry here again
By Arwen Adams
Assistant City Editor
It's that time of year again, when Tommy Trojan gets a new suit of armor, and students can be seen trailing small blue bears behind bicycles and backpacks.
Troy Week, also known as the "road to bruin ruin," kicks off today, a celebration of the 61-year-old rivalry between USC and UCLA.
Students can look forward to five days of rallies, concerts and special events as the festivities begin with a pep rally and procession down Trousdale Parkway today at noon.
Traditionally, the week before the USC-UCLA football game has been full of activities to fire up student spirit.
The largest rally will be held Thursday night from 7 to 8 p.m. The Trojan Marching Band, the Yell Leaders and the Song Girls will lead a parade down 28th Street toward campus, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The parade ends at Tommy Trojan, where the senior salute is held and a giant stuffed bruin is burned in effigy. This year, the concert following the rally will feature Andy Summers, former lead guitarist of the Police, and will begin at 8 p.m.
But this is only one of many items on a week-long agenda. On Tuesday, a Trojan Carnival will be held at 11 a.m. in Hahn Plaza in front of Bovard Auditorium.
(See Troy, page 13)
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